Curtis Amy

 

Artist:   Curtis Amy

Born:  October 11, 1929.  Houston, Texas, USA

Died:  June 5, 2002 (Aged 72).  Los Angeles, California, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Soul Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Hard Bop

Occupation:  Musician

Instruments:  Saxophone

Curtis Amy was an American Jazz Saxophonist, born in Houston, Texas.  He learned how to play Clarinet before joining the Army, and during his time in service, picked up the Tenor Saxophone.  After his discharge, he attended and graduated from Kentucky State College.  He worked in Tennessee while playing in midwestern Jazz Clubs.  He recorded with Dizzy Gillespie in 1955, worked with Onzy Matthews and Roy Ayers in 1960 and recorded with Gerald Wilson in 1965 and 1966.  He led bands that features Bobby Hutcherson, Victor Feldman, Jimmy Owens, Kenny Barron and Roy Ayers for Pacific Jazz and Verve.

Artist:   Curtis Amy & Dupree Bolton

Title:  Katanga! (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)  (2021)

Label:  Blue Note Records

Rating:   *****

Format:   LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Katanga   (3:02)

 2.  Lonely Woman  (3:47)

 3.  Native Land  (10:18)

Side 2:

 1  Amyable  (6:11)

 2.  You Don't Know What Love Is  (5:57)

 3.  A Shade Of Brown  (5:57)

Personnel:

Curtis Amy:  Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone

Dupree Bolton:  Trumpet

Jack Wilson:  Piano

Ray Crawford:  Guitar

Victor Gaskin:  Bass

Doug Sides:  Drums

Katanga! is an album by Curtis Amy & Dupree Bolton, originally released in 1963 by Pacific Jazz Records, remastered and reissued on June 4, 2021 by Blue Note Records, featuring Jack Wilson, Victor Gaskin and Doug Sides.  180 Gram Vinyl.